Macron, in keeping with a 2017 campaign promise, told an annual dinner of the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations in France that France was among the first nations to denounce "the murderous hunt of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire". [Full Article...]

Taro Aso , 78, said elderly people were being unfairly linked to Japan's stagnating economy and worries about health costs. The comment was almost the same as one he made in 2014 that also drew criticism. He has acknowledged that lack of access to affordable child care, excessively long working hours, elder care and other realities, especially in Japan's biggest cities, contribute to the country... [Full Article...]

The closet door was still closed and Maddie asked the man if he was going to do anything to hurt her. "I'm like 'Who's there?' And somebody answers me". Except she didn't have a ghost - she had a live-in intruder hiding out in her closet. The man's name was Andrew Swofford and he was 30-years old. [Full Article...]

Carter was found guilty in June 2017 after a judge determined her texts to 18-year-old Conrad Roy III persuaded him to kill himself by inhaling carbon monoxide in his pickup. As Roy expressed his desire to abort his fatal plan by getting out of the truck, Carter told him to get back in. Their relationship consisted mainly of texting and other electronic communications. [Full Article...]

He urged Congress to put border security first, and warned of another potential government shutdown happening in less than two weeks. "This rally will be held less than 1000 feet from the successful border fence that keeps El Paso safe!" MSNBC's Cal Perry said that Trump has been refusing to meet with sheriffs of Texas border towns to listen to these facts. [Full Article...]

District Court in Washington, U.S., December 11, 2017. How much legal trouble is Trump facing? . Only one person's name was reportedly listed in the subpoena issued Monday to President Trump's inaugural committee : big-time Los Angeles political fundraiser Imaad Zuberi. [Full Article...]

Authorities dispatched multiple rescue teams and medics to the Asian side of Istanbul , in the mostly residential Kartal district. It was not immediately clear how many people were trapped in the wreckage. Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya said the building, which houses 43 people in 14 apartments, was only meant to be five storeys tall. Think your friends would be interested? He added that ... [Full Article...]

Trump appealed for bipartisanship but refused to yield on the hard-line immigration policies that have infuriated Democrats and forced the recent government shutdown. In addition, the White House will be airing the address on its website HERE. Despite the shutdown, the US economy added a robust 304,000 jobs in January, marking 100 straight months of job growth. [Full Article...]